US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Jackson, SC)

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OUTH M OUNA QCP? Forr Jackson is one of The Uni+ed Sfafes Army's largesi' miliiary reservarions, and is convenienfly sif- uafed iusi' oufside 'ihe ciiy limiis and five miles easi of fhe business disrrici' of Columbia, 'ihe capiral sire of Sourh Caroliha. Columbia, a busy, progressive cify, offers +he soldier numerous places of inferesf, enferrainmenl, educarion and religious worship. This 77,000 acre pos+, locaied in +he heari of fhe Palme'Ho la 'rreel S+a+e, was named in honor of Andrew Jackson, born in New Lancasier, Souih Car- olina, a maior-general of +he Army who disiinguished himself as a hero in l8l4 ai' New Orleans and who laier became rhe Na+ion's sevenfh Presiden'I'. This posf, rerrained wi'I'h +all-pine foresis and sev- eral piciuresque lakes, a spor+sman's paradise, was founded and opefned as Camp Jackson wi'rh 'Formal Congressional approval in June l9I7. A year larer, 45,000 officers and enlisred men u'nder fhe banners of rhe 30+h and rhe 8ls'I' Division were 'irained here as World War l 'l'roops +o be sen1 l'o Europe +o bolsfer General Pershing's Americaln Expediiionary Forces. Afrer +he l9I8 armisiice, +he general demobilizafion of The Army 1'ook place, and in I92l +he need for ihe Camp as a full-lime regular army garrison was pas'I'. During ihe period i925-l940, ir was S+a1'e-co'n+rollecl as an encampmenf area for ihe S'rai'e Nafional Guard 'l'roops. ln l940, lhe Camp, primarily designed as an ln- fanrry lraining posr, reverfed fo federal co'n+rol Confinued on page I2

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ROBERT M. DAVIS KERMIT H. GATES ALBERT M. HOLLENBACI-I HARRY E. RUCKER WILLIAM C, SHURE Colonel Colonel Colonel Colonel Colonel Chief of Surgical Service Division Surgeon Posf Denfal Surgeon Complroller Chaplain HERBERT L. ARMSTRONG ARNOLD D, BLAIR HARVEY G. JOHNSTON ALVIN R. MOORE VICTOR M. ROBERTSON Lieufenanf Colonel Lieulenanf Colonel Lieufenanf Colonel Lieufenanf Colonel Lieufenanf Colonel Sfafion Velerinarian Provosl Marshal Special Services Officer Posf Engineer Headquarfers Commandanf FRANK E. SMITH AARON C. WATSON ERNEST P. WILSON JOHN L. BIGGERSTAFF EDWARD C, WILLECKE Lieulenanf Colonel Lieulenanf Colonel Lieufenanf Colonel Maior Maior Inspecfor General Ordnance Officer Adiufanl General Assisfanf Adiufanf General Public Informafion Officer I I HADDEN D. YOUNG LAWRENCE E, DENNISON RICHARD A. HALL DUDLEY T. BUNN CHARLES RAMSEY Maior Captain Caplain Firsf Lieufenanf Chief Warranf Officer Transporfafion Officer Division Safely Officer Chemical Officer Secrefary, General Slaff Adiulanf General Seclion

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W Q J A . Guitlons dip in saluie as +he Division . . . as was . . . passes ihe Reviewing Sfand . . . and paracling 'troops execufe an Eyes, Righ+!